The steam generator for the third unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu is three months away from completion at the Atomenergomash factory around three hours drive from here, according to its Director, Maksim Jidkov.

PM Modi is flying in only for a day for this summit at the "invitation of Mr Putin" and it comes close on the heels of the unique "informal summit" held between India and China recently in Wuhan. This...

In recognition of the importance of public outreach in nuclear power development, state-run Nuclear Power Corp of India (NPCIL) on Monday won the top award in the public communication category from the Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom at its 10th Atomexpo international conference here.

Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) today said its board has approved raising up to Rs 3,000 crore by issuance of equity shares to its existing shareholders or qualified institutional investors to bolster long-term resources.
"The board approved the company augmenting long-term resources by issue of equity shares by way of rights issue to the existing shareholders and/or through Qualified Institutions Placement, for an amount up to Rs 3,000 crore," the company said in a filing to BSE.
The board constituted a committee of directors in this behalf to decide the mode of issue, issue price, timing of issue and all other related matters.
The board noted some of the awards recently won by the company, including Rs 7,000 crore Versova-Bandra sea link project, Rs 3,647 crore Uppur thermal power project, Rs 1,585 crore Mumbai metro line 4 project and Rs 1,081 crore Kudankulam nuclear power project.
"In view of the above, the board agreed to further strengthen the company's net worth and capital ..

Power utility company Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd (TANGEDCO) is aiming to migrate 50 per cent of its Low Tension (LT) consumers to other modes of bill payment and in the process rationalise the number of collection centres, said a senior official on Monday.

Akademik Lomonosov, the world's first "floating" nuclear power plant (FNPP) for installation in remote areas, has headed out on its first sea voyage from this Baltic shipyard here, Russian state-run atomic energy corporation Rosatom said on Saturday.

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd today told the Supreme Court that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant has advanced safety features and it was designed to withstand earthquakes and other such threats.
The NPCIL made the submissions before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. The bench was hearing an NPCIL application seeking an extension of time to complete the away-from-reactor (AFR) facility for spent fuel according to the apex court's directions passed in a judgment in May 2013. Representing NPCIL, Additional Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta told the bench, comprising justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, the process to complete the AFR facility was going on.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the petitioner, opposed the NPCIL plea and said even after the fuel rods were out of service, they remain radioactive for a long time. He referred to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan after a massive earthquake and followed by a tsunami, and said the spent fuel ...

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) to file an affidavit indicating the progress made on safety features of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district.

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd today told the Supreme Court that the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant has advanced safety features and it was designed to withstand earthquakes and other such threats.
The NPCIL made the submissions before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. The bench was hearing an NPCIL application seeking an extension of time to complete the away-from-reactor (AFR) facility for spent fuel according to the apex court's directions passed in a judgment in May 2013.
Representing NPCIL, Additional Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta told the bench, comprising justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, the process to complete the AFR facility was going on.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the petitioner, opposed the NPCIL plea and said even after the fuel rods were out of service, they remain radioactive for a long time.
He referred to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan after a massive earthquake and followed by a tsunami, and ...

Reliance Power today reported a 16 per cent rise in its January-March quarter net profit on higher electricity generation.
Net profit in the fourth quarter of 2017-18 fiscal at Rs 250.47 crore was 16 per cent higher than Rs 215.9 crore net profit in the same period of the previous fiscal, the company said in a statement.
Revenue from operations or turnover was however lower at Rs 2,400.58 crore when compared with Rs 2,596.5 crore in the year ago period. The company did not give reason for the decline in the revenue.
The company said its 3,960 MW Sasan ultra-mega power plant in Madhya Pradesh generated 31,793 million units operating at PLF of 91.6 per cent, the highest among all 1000+ MW thermal plants in the country.
Captive coal mines of Sasan UMPP produced 18 Million Tonnes of coal, the highest among the private sector players in the country.
Its 1,200 MW Rosa Power Plant in Uttar Pradesh generated 7,719 million units operating at PLF of 73 per cent while the 600 MW Butibori Power ..

Two Russian cosmonauts from the International Space Station (ISS) have greeted students of the Atomic Energy Central School at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu after receiving a letter from them, according to a statement from Russian state-run nuclear energy corporation Rosatom.

Two Russian cosmonauts have greeted students of a central school located at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu from the International Space Station, after receiving a letter from them.
The cosmonauts, Oleg Artemyev and Anton Shkaplerov, addressed the students of Atomic Energy Central School, Kudankulam in Tirunelveli district on April 12, a release from Rosatom, a Russian firm involved in the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Project (KKNPP) said.
"Out of more than 12,000 letters, their (students) letter was chosen to be replied and the cosom sent greetings," it said.
An accompanying video showed the astroanuts displaying a picture taken by the children with Mikhail Kornienko, a Russian space pilot, during his visit to the school last year. He had earlier served in the ISS.
Artemyev was seen saying in the video that they had received a lot of letters and congratulations on the International Cosmonauts Day.
"One of those letters was unique. It was full of warmth and love and we could

Reliance Infrastructure Ltd (RInfra) today said it has won a Rs 1,081 crore contract from Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) for works pertaining to two units of the Kudankulam project in Tamil Nadu.
The company said its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) division has won the contract amidst competition from leading players like BHEL, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Projects and BGR.
RInfra said in a BSE filing that it has received the purchase order of Rs 1,081 crore for Common Services System, Structure & Components (SSC) package and allied civil works of Unit -3 and 4 of the project at Tirunelveli District.
The contract entails design, engineering, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of SSC package and allied civil works on EPC basis.
The project is to be commissioned in 56 months, the company said, adding that the contract value is inclusive of taxes and duties and also contains imported component of USD 23.2 million.
RInfra said it is targeting EPC .